Curbside Consultation of the Shoulder: 49 Clinical Questions

Are you looking for concise, practical answers to those questions that are often left unanswered by traditional shoulder references? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for complicated cases or controversial decisions? Curbside Consultation of the Shoulder: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick answers to the thorny questions most commonly posed during a “curbside consultation” between orthopedic surgical colleagues.

Drs. Gregory P. Nicholson and Matthew T. Provencher have designed this unique reference which offers expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with the shoulder. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to the shoulder with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Numerous images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate the management of shoulders.

Curbside Consultation of the Shoulder: 49 Clinical Questions provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert advice that even high-volume clinicians will appreciate. Practicing orthopedic surgeons, orthopedic residents, and medical students will benefit from the user-friendly and casual format and the expert advice contained within.

Some of the questions that are answered:

• How do you manage first time shoulder dislocations in a high level athlete?
• How do you diagnose and manage SLAP lesion, both in athletes and in laborers, and the impact of age on outcomes?
• What are the indications for long head of biceps tenotomy versus tenodesis in RC repair surgery?
• After an arthroscopic instability repair for recurrent anterior instability, when is the patient allowed to return to contact sports?
• What are the indications of ORIF of an acute fracture of the mid-shaft clavicle?
• What are the indications of ORIF and indications for hemiarthroplasty in the treatment of a proximal humerus fracture?
• When is arthroscopic closure of the rotator interval indicated in the setting of shoulder instability―anterior, posterior, multidirectional?

Gregory P. Nicholson, MD is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. He is an author of numerous articles, papers, and chapters on conditions and injuries on the shoulder and elbow. He is a team physician for the Chicago White Sox baseball team. He is a member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

Matthew T. Provencher, MD, LCDR, MC, USNR was born in New Hampshire, and completed his undergraduate education at the United States Naval Academy. There, he graduated with Distinction, was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi (National Honor Society), Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering Honor Soecity), Sigma Pi Sigma (National Physics Honor Society), and was named the Secretary of the Navy Distinguished Graduate. He was also a 4-year varsity oarsman and All-American at Navy. He completed his medical education at Dartmouth Medical School where he graduated with Honors and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Matt completed his orthopaedic residency at the Naval Medical Center San Diego and his orthopaedic sports fellowship at Rush University under the direction of Bernard R. Bach, Jr, MD. Matt has been awarded the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) Science Award, the ISAKOS Richard Caspari Award (runner-up), the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Aircast Research Award, and was also both an AOSSM (Asia-Pacific) and an AOA John Fahey North American Traveling Fellow. Matt is currently the Assistant Director of Shoulder, Knee and Sports Surgery at the Naval Medical Center San Diego, a full-time academic practice. He is an active member of Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), AOSSM, ISAKOS, International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS), and Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS).